~ My love of gardening, making home comfortable and entertaining friends and family.

Deck the halls with boughs of holly…

Each year for the past 10 years one of my friends, Joyce, in our Birthday Group (to read more about that visit HERE or HERE) hosts a caroling party for the 5 couples {Joyce & Russ, Carla & Tom, Linda & John, Wendy & Thomas and Hubby and me}.

Joyce makes her home a Christmas wonderland with no detail left untouched by the magic of elves, angels, reindeer and Santa. Her table settings are coffeetable book worthy and along with all of her beautiful holiday decorations comes a warm welcome and a jolly time had by all!

Joyce used to teach elementary school and she is a wonderful pianist (as is my friend Carla, who is also in this group). We start the evening with wonderful appetizers, dinner and dessert and then the ladies do an ornament exchange.

Following this cavalcade of fun we drag the men in from the family room where they have been discussing everything from football to politics and truth be known, would probably rather just let the ladies sing, and make them participate. We are not about to let them miss the fun!